Norman's Cay

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Norman's Cay

DD°24.36′N, DD°76.49′W

1 Norman's Cay 1.1 Overview 2 Charts 3 Radio Nets 4 Weather 5 Approach and Navigation 6 Check-in facilities (Customs and Immigration) 7 Berthing Options 7.1 Ports 7.1.1 Port1 7.1.2 Port2 7.2 Anchorages 7.2.1 Anchorage1 7.2.2 Anchorage2 8 Offshore Islands 8.1 Island1 8.2 Island2 9 Marinas & Yacht Clubs 10 Yacht Services and Repairs 10.1 Marine Stores 10.2 Repairs/Yards 10.3 Fuel, Water, & Electricity 11 Things to do Ashore 11.1 Tourism 11.2 Grocery & Supply Stores 11.3 Eateries 11.4 Internet/WiFi 11.5 Laundry 11.6 Motorbike & Car Rentals 11.7 Garbage Disposal 11.8 Transportation 12 Routes/Passages To/From 13 Cruiser's Friends 14 Forum Discussions 15 External Links 16 References & Publications 17 Personal Notes 17.1 Last Visited & Details Checked (and updated here) 18 Contributors to this page [add 3 tildes (Osprey) on the name line] 19 Cruising Wiki Navigation

Overview Norman's Cay is 4 miles long making it one of the longest islands in the Exumas. Norman's Cay gaining notoriety in the 1970's when drug lord Carlos Lehder made it a base of his cocaine smuggling operation. He was arrested in the early 1980's and is currently in prison in the US. A crashed DC-3 sitting in the harbor is left from these days. There is a popular anchorage between the plane and the old dock on the SE corner of the island. The runway on at the southern end is the northern most runway in the Exumas. MacDuffs Restaurant & Bar is just off the beach at the SW corner of the island. They monitor ch 17. Charts

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